Upgrade from Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller to Windows Server 2008

Introduction I have been using Windows Server 2003 for years and I believe its time to shift and try using Windows Server 2008, I have downloaded RC0 and decided to Upgrade my Domain Controller, which is also a DNS & DHCP Server to Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition RC0. In this article, I will show you step by step how to perform an in-place upgrade for a Domain Controller...

Microsoft latest Download release links (win2008,Hyper-V,Service Pack,SQL,Win7,Office,AD,System center and many more)

Windows Server 2008 Service Packs Windows Server 2008 x86SP1 Built-inSP2 Download Windows Server 2008 x64SP1 Built-inSP2 Download Windows Server 2008 ia64SP1 Built-inSP2 Download    Some Latest Updated Microsoft Downloads  &nbs...

Installing Hyper-V and Deploying Windows Server 2008 as Your First Virtual Machine - Part II

Introduction In part I of this article, I pointed to you the prerequisites to install Hyper-V, the differences between Hyper-V and Virtual Server 2005 R2, and then installed Hyper-V on Windows Server 2008. In this part of the article, I will use Hyper-V Manager to...

Installing Hyper-V and Deploying Windows Server 2008 as Your First Virtual Machine - Part I

IntroductionHyper-V is the next level of virtualization, with Windows Server 2008 you no longer need to deploy an application such as Virtual Server 2005 or Virtual PC or other virtualization technology in order to build your virtual machines. Hyper-V is one of the new roles...

Identifying Hyper-V Version

Introduction: You installed Windows Server 2008, and you intend to Install Hyper-V role, but you are wondering which version of Hyper-V is included with your Windows Server 2008 DVD ? is it the Beta version that is included with the RTM version of Windows Server 2008 ? Or is...

Introducing Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 - Part 2 : Configuration

Introduction In part 1 of this article, I installed Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008. Today I'm going to configure Hyper-V Server 2008 by using the Hyper-V ConfigurationWindow. As shown in part 1 of this article, the desktop of the Hyper-V server contains...